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Wow! I really enjoyed browsing through your site! There is such gentleness and charm to it... Thanks for the info in your site, it got me to fire off a few inquiries to job postings, and it cheered me up.
-- Marinza Bruineman
NYC
Thank you for creating such an informative and inspiring website. I'm an aspiring writer and artist and yours is one of my favourite sites.
Thanks.
-- Stacey-Ann Cole
Creativesque
I am so happy to have received the newsletter! It was a "joy" to read a newsletter that is filled with inspiration and creativity, instead of "buy this" and "buy that" info...Thank you for the reminder that the simple life is truly joyful! I'll be waiting for the next newsletter and great ideas, thank you.
Wishing you the best,
-- Mary
TimelessWriting.com
Hi Ruby,
I located your website about a month ago and I was delighted to find it. Of all the writers sites out there on the web, I found yours captivating. I suppose that it’s the simplicity and charm of the site that attracted me to it and keeps me going back whenever I have a question. Thanks for your web presence and the gentle way in which you reach out to others.
Regards,
-- Doreen Fiorillo
www.defiorillo.8m.com
Hi! I emailed you a few months ago, thanking you for such an inspirational and useful Web site. Since then I have started my own Web site and am gathering local writers for a support/work group. We network and help each other find freelance work. Thanks again for your online inspiration!
Hope all is well with you!
-- Kimberley McGee
LasVegasWriter.com
Dear Ruby Bayan,
Your site is wonderful. You've showcased your talent and left trails for other writers to follow.
Best wishes,
-- Amy Jenkins
AnthologiesOnline.com
Dear Ruby,
I recently found your website, and I think it's great! I'm writing to ask if you would allow me to reprint "Want to Write Non-Fiction? Get A Life!" at AbsoluteWrite.com.
... It's so refreshing to see a writer who shares so freely of her knowledge and her heart. I'm so happy to have found your website, and will visit again soon!
Take care,
-- Jenna Glatzer
Editor-in-Chief
AbsoluteWrite.com
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Sites I Designed, Developed, and Maintain
"Ruby, you're the best. You've been a pleasure to work with and have been very patient with me--I thank you for that. The site turned out great and I love the way you helped to bring out the real me."
-- Maria Monto
Author, Freelance Writer
MariaMonto.com
"Ruby Bayan has done a marvelous job of designing a site that I hoped would be easy to navigate, simple, pleasing to the eye, informative, and linked to other helpful websites."
-- Peter Rennebohm
Author & Writer
PRennebohm.com
"Hi Ruby, Oh! My Gosh! You have outdone yourself! I am telling you...You are so professional and so reliable and so brilliant! Thank you so much for such a BEAUTIFUL WEB SITE!"
-- Tery Lynne Brouwer
Author & Crafter
AlwaysThinkingofYou
(retired)
"Excellent job, Ruby! You make me look good. Thanks!"
-- Mike Llamas
Broadcaster
SoundnMotion
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What's New in This Writer's Life
06/25/09 - Examiner.com has taken me in as their Orlando Beading Examiner. I hope to share my beading passion there. I've started posting articles. Check it out.
06/19/09 - NEWSFLASH! I'm now offering my tutorial, How to Build a Writer's Website, for free. I wrote it in 2004 but it covers basic principles that remain valid. I just feel that it's time to share it with everyone. Send me an email request and I'll reply with a free copy.
06/19/09 - Yet another book review: Luck by Design by Richard Goldman
05/25/09 - More book reviews:
- Conquer the Fat-Loss Code by Wendy Chant
- Living a Charmed Life by Victoria Moran
05/24/09 - New Book Review: Off the Beaten Path, a Reader's Digest Book.
04/26/09 - New Book Review:
The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It by Laura Berman Fortgang.
Read my blog on a Fleetwood Mac concert.
04/16/09 - Gosh, time flies when you're having fun. Nothing much has changed, so, do visit my articles at eHow (click on the widget above) and if you're a pet owner or plans to become one, check us out at RightPet. Until next update. Oh, wait, I went ahead and acquired rubybayan.com. Just for the heck of it. One of these days I'll build a website around it.
03/13/09 - New book review:
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath.
03/02/09 - Been a while since I last posted an update. I'm still here, freelance writing for a living. Most of my time is spent on writing articles for eHow and building content for RightPet.com. I received an invitation to write for a travel site. I don't know if I still have time... a few non-writing projects are in the pipeline right now. And spring is here! Time to go out and garden!
01/08/09 - New book review: Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Investment Strategies for Lifetime Wealth by Natalie Pace.
12/19/08 - New book review: Mach II With Your Hair on Fire: The Art of Vision & Self Motivation by Richard Brooke.
10/30/08 - A new site for pets has just launched:
RightPet.com is a place to check out which pet is best for you and your family. Pets and vendors are user-rated so that a collective wisdom is shared with everyone wanting to find the right pets for the right homes. Drop by and post your pet stories, photos, and videos... I'm sharing my pet fish experiences there.
10/27/08 - Another one of my articles made it to the day's "Featured HowTos" at eHow.com: How to Remove Squirrels From the Attic. I can't believe I now have 106 articles up at eHow. The ones that were recently chosen for "eHow of the Day" and "Featured HowTos" are:
How to Grow Avocado in a Pot
How to Eliminate Bathroom Odors
How to Clean Up After a Home Party
How to Dry Store Bought Herbs
How to be a Green Thumb
Also: Check out my latest book review: The Age of Speed by Vince Poscente.
09/06/08 - Minneapolis suspense novelist Peter Rennebohm has just released his third book: Buried Lies. Get your copy now.
Also: More of my necklace projects available at the Beading Daily Online Store:
Cornucopia, Crystal Veil, Luau, Olea Europa, Smoke on the Water.
07/09/08 - New: Book review: The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work by Jon Gordon.
06/14/08 - One of my handcrafted necklaces,
Peach Princess, is on the Beading Daily Online Store. Visit the store for hundreds of beading and knitting projects.
04/15/08 - New: Book Review: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die by John Izzo.
03/14/08 - Time flies. Happy Easter, friends! I hope everyone is as busy as I am with all sorts of things, like gardening and housekeeping and writing and getting paid for doing something enjoyable. Time flies... life's short... have fun... right now!
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Be a Writer?
Tips, tricks, and thoughts on the craft of writing.
Freelancing From Overseas
The Four M's of Writing
Which To Write About First: The Chicken or the Egg?
Q&A: Coping With Editors
Widen Your Horizon
A Process of Evolution
Develop a Style
Perceive, Process, Produce
Be an Expert at Something... Anything.
Ready for Feast or Famine?
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Simple strategies to stop data leakage
Ensure security best practice when deploying new technologies
Shed light on shadow IT groups
Security solutions tout early warning and mitigation
Success strategies for security awareness
A holistic approach to vulnerability assessment
Decision Support: Choose the best security solution for your enterprise
Setting up a successful help desk--part2
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Can You Afford to Risk Your Customer's Privacy?
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What Do They Want? Words or Pictures?
Earn Customer Trust -- Use Powerful Testimonials
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